Farmers’ organizations and sustainable development: An introduction

This special issue features 14 new research papers investigating the role of farmers’ organizations (e.g., collective action, self‐help groups, producer companies/organizations, and cooperatives) in supporting sustainable development. The key findings include: (1) farmer groups and cooperatives prom...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics Jg. 94; H. 3; S. 683 - 700
Hauptverfasser: Ma, Wanglin, Marini, Marco A., Rahut, Dil B.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Wiley 01.09.2023
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Schlagworte:
Adoption of innovations
Agricultural cooperatives
Agricultural economics
Agricultural production
Agricultural technology
Agriculture
ANZSRC::300202 Agricultural land management
ANZSRC::300203 Agricultural land planning
ANZSRC::300208 Farm management
ANZSRC::300210 Sustainable agricultural development
ANZSRC::3801 Applied economics
ANZSRC::4407 Policy and administration
ANZSRC::440703 Economic development policy
Assets
Collective action
Cooperation
Cooperatives
Decision making
decision-making, farmers’ organizations, governance and efficiency, production and marketing performance, sustainable devel- opment, technology adoption
Economic development
Efficiency
Farmers
farmers’ organizations
Farms
governance and efficiency
Internet
Organizations
Outsourcing
Prices
production and marketing performance
Profitability
Rural communities
rural management and agribusiness
Sustainability
Sustainable development
technology adoption
Value chain
Women
ISSN:1370-4788, 1467-8292
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Zusammenfassung:This special issue features 14 new research papers investigating the role of farmers’ organizations (e.g., collective action, self‐help groups, producer companies/organizations, and cooperatives) in supporting sustainable development. The key findings include: (1) farmer groups and cooperatives promote farmers’ adoption of good farm management practices, new agricultural technologies and sustainable farming practices, although not substantially improving farm yield; (2) outsourcing services provided by agricultural cooperatives help to increase the technical efficiency of crop production; (3) cooperative membership enhances members’ bargaining power and enables them to sell their products at higher prices; (4) cooperatives motivate rural laborers to work in off‐farm sectors, while self‐help groups empower rural women in decision‐making; (5) internet use improves agricultural cooperatives’ economic, social, and innovative performances; (6) direct administrative intervention supporting cooperative development may lead to the emergence of shell cooperatives; (7) participation in forest farmer organizations enables wood value chain upgrading; (8) increasing the cooperative size in terms of income, equity, and assets increases the profitability of savings and credit cooperatives; and (9) creating cross‐border cooperation between cooperatives generates benefits for all parties involved. These findings can inspire the design of policies aimed to support farmers’ organizations in achieving sustainable development goals.
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ISSN:1370-4788
1467-8292
DOI:10.1111/apce.12449